Burger Avenue

Off to more burger hunting--Monique, the Callars and I set the A Venue along Makati Avenue as our next target for   the continuing voyages of our burger hunt.  We got to Burger Avenue at around 7pm and except for a couple of other customers, we had the place all to ourselves.  Burger Avenue opened sometime in 2009 and quickly got some media attention for their Ridiculous Burger (pictured on the left).  The store hosts a competitive challenge for this 3 patty burger--eat it in under 5 minutes, and the burger is for free!  The record holder did it in 1 minute and 28 seconds, a mean feat considering that the patties combined weigh a pound.  Unlike some other burger chains, the burgers were cooked as we ordered them, and we could see them grill the patties right through the glass window of the open kitchen.  Burgers go from P95 (Junior) to around P300 for the Ridiculous Burger.  They have different styles too--burgers with bacon, chili con carne, blue cheese and garlic sauce; other sandwich fillings like fish and chicken are also available for those wanting to eat light.  Overall, the burgers were nicely done; but I think the group can instruct their bread supplier to make the bread a little softer, as I found the bread more like a hard bread than the soft oatmeal-topped bun that I had imagined from looking at the promo pictures.